Impression seal



Dec. 7, 1937. T. B. WILDER 2,101,119

IMPRESSION SEAL Filed April 22, 1936 Patented Dec. 7, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT E '2,101,119 I j I IMPRESSION SEAL Thomas B. Wilder, Aberdeen, N. C.

Application April 22, 1936, Serial No. 75,823

8 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in impression seals of the type employed by public officials, such as a notary public, for impressing papers with their oiibial characters.

A Seals of this character which have been employed heretofore have been rather bulky, heavy,

and unsatisfactory for carrying in the pocket or 0n the person of the official using such seal. l v

The object of my invention is to provide a seal of this character which will be light in weight,

compact, and suitable for Ycarrying on the per` son or in the pocket of an official having such seal without bulkiness or discomfort.

In carrying out this object' the seal'is constructed with a casing preferably vof sheet metal and is provided with a y,mouth portion into which the papers may be inserted to receive the impression seal, and a handle is pivoted in such a way as to press the impression dies together through the medium of cam surfaces. This enables the seal to be compact and being constructed of sheet metal, it is light in weight.

I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention together with modifications thereof, in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the seal;

Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View therethrough;

Fig. 4 is a similar view at right angles to Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through a seal embodying a modified form of actuating device; and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a further modification.

My seal comprises a relatively flat tubular casing, preferably formed of two parts, I and 2, which provide the top and bottom for the tubular casing and have lianges turned in opposite directions and overlapping to form the sides of the tubular casing as indicated at 3, these side flanges being preferably secured together as by means of screws or rivets 4.

The tubular casing formed by the parts I and 2 has the anges notched out to provide a mouth 5 at one end thereof through which the papers may be introduced to receive 4the impression thereon. Located within the mouth 5 and between the top and bottom members I and 2 are the impression dies 6 and l, the die 6 being secured to the bottom section 2 of the casing while the die 'I is carried by a leaf-spring B, which normally presses the same upwardly from the die 6 in order that these members normally will be held in separated relation unless forced together to form an impression. The spring 8 is shown as having one end attached to the impression die l, while the other end is riveted to the lower section 2, but the shape of this spring may be varied as desired, solong as it normally tends to separate the impression dies. f

The die 'I has a semi-rounded projection 9 on the upper side thereof in alignment with a rounded projection III formed in the top section I of the casing, which projections 9 and I0 nor' mally yare in contact by reason of the pressure of the spring 8. 'A lever II is pivoted on the bolt I2, which passes through the sections of the casing and has a cam notch I3 in one'end there` of, in position to be pressed between the projections 9 and IU, whereby to force the impression die l, downward against the impression die I and `form the impression therebetween.v The top and bottom surfaces of the lever II, adjacent the notch cam I3 are flat, so as to force the projections 9 and I0 apart, while the lever II is moved in one direction by its handle portion I Il. A spring I5 may be used to return the lever II to its normal position.

In order to form the impression, it is only necessary to insert a paper into the mouth 5 between the impression dies 6 and l, and press backward on the handle I4 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, which forces the opposite end of the lever II, having the notch cam I3, between the projections 9 and I0, spreading these and forcing the die 1 downward with sufcient pressure to form the impression in the paper between the dies ii and 1.

Instead of having the notch cam I3 formed on an end of the lever II, it may be formed as a separate cam indicated at 23, on Fig. 5, pivotally supported by the top section I of the casing as at 24 and connected with the handle 25, by means of a link 28. The handle 25 is pivoted as at 25 so that when it is swung about said pivot, the link 28 is moved lengthwise to turn the cam about its pivot 24, and thereby move the impression die 2l downward to form the impression.

If desired, the hand lever 35 may operate the Cam segment 31, pivoted at 33 to one of the sections of the casing, by means of rack teeth, shown at 36 in Fig. 6, in order to swing the cam segment to cause relative movement between the impression dies.

I claim:

1. In an impression seal, the combination of an impression die movable toward and from the cooperating 'surface and having a rounded projection thereon, a cam member arranged for Wedging movement in a plane extending transversely of the direction of movement of the die for engaging said rounded projection to move the die, and means for operating said cam member.

2. In an impression seal, the combination of a pair of impression discs mounted for relative movement therebetween, one of Vsaid discs having a rounded projection thereon, a cam arranged for wedging movement in a plane approximately at right angles to the direction of relative movement of the discs and in position to engage the rounded projectionV for causing said relative movement of the discs, and means for operating said cam. Y

3. In an impression seal, the combination of a pair of impression dies, one of which is movable relative to the other, said movable die having'a projection thereon, a casing having a projection in alignment with the projection on the die, andV Wedging means in position to be forced between said projections to cause movement of the movable die.

4. In an impression seal, the combination of a pair of impression dies, one of which is movable toward and from the other, said movable die having a rounded projection thereon, a'casing for the seal having a rounded projectionV extending in the direction of the first-mentioned rounded projection and in alignment therewith, and Wedging means arranged for movement between Said projections to cause movement of the movable die toward the other. Y Y

5. In an impression seal, the combination of a relatively flat elongated casing constructed of sheet metal and having a mouth at one end thereof with its width arranged in the plane of the greatest Width of said casing, impression dies arranged in said mouth for relative movement, and

means extending in'said casing and extended at the opposite end thereof from said mouth for causing relative movement between the dies.

6. In an impression seal, the combination of a casing constructed of sheet metal in substantially flat elongated shape and having a mouth at one end thereof arranged in the plane Vof the greatest Width of said casing, impression dies in said mouth mounted for relative movement therebetween, and means for operating said dies and extending'in the casing and movable in a plane extending parallel with the greatest width of the casing.

7. In an impression seal, the combination of a casing constructed of sheet metal in substantially flat elongated shape and -having'a-mouth at one end thereof arranged in the plane of the greatest width of said casing, impression dies in said mouth mounted for relative movement, one of said dies having a rounded projectionV thereon, the casing having a rounded projection in alignment with the first-mentioned projection, and ai lever pivotally mounted in the casing and movable in the plane of greatest width of the casing, and having an end portion arranged for wedging movement between the projections. y

8. In an impression seal, the combination of a casing having a vpair of impression dies, one of which is movable relative to the other Aand having a rounded projection centrally arranged thereon, the casing having a projection in alignmentV with the rst-mentioned projection, and a lever pivotallymounted in the casing and having an endportion arranged for Wedging movement between the projections.VV

THOMAS B. WILDER. 

